Abstract

Silica nanoparticles are extensively used in biomedical applications and consumer products. Little is known about the interaction of these NPs with the endothelium and effect on platelet adhesion under flow conditions in circulation. In this study, we investigated the effect of silica nanoparticles on the endothelium and its inflammation, and subsequent adhesion of flowing platelets in vitro. Platelet counts adhered onto the surface of endothelial cells in the presence of nanoparticles increased at both low and high concentrations of nanoparticles. Preincubation of endothelial cells with nanoparticles also increased platelet adhesion. Interestingly, platelet adhesion onto TNF-α-treated endothelial cells decreased in the presence of nanoparticles at different concentrations as compared with the absence of nanoparticles. We monitored the expression of different endothelial proteins, known to initiate platelet adhesion, in the presence and absence of silica nanoparticles. We found that silica nanoparticles caused changes in the endothelium such as overexpression of PECAM that promoted platelet adhesion to the endothelial cell.

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant DMR-1121252

Keywords and Phrases

adhesion; BAEC; blood platelets; endothelium; inflammation; silica nanoparticles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2576-6422

Document Type

Article - Journal

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English

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© 2025 American Chemical Society, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

19 Nov 2018

PubMed ID

34046558

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